Untamed Journey by Eden Carson

Author:Eden Carson [Carson, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Western Romance, Historical romance, sexy romance, romance adventure, romance action, Western historical romance, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents, civil war romance, action adventure romance, romance adventure cowboy romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 44

Ruth stirred fitfully in the soft feather bed, thinking for a dazed moment that she was dreaming the sound of giggling children. A high-pitched screech of protest – at a volume only a small female can achieve – quickly dispelled any thoughts of turning over and sinking back into her lovely dreams.

Now that Ruth was fully awake, she could hear the sounds of men working mixed in with the voices of playing children. Someone started hammering diligently below her window, so she gave in to curiosity and pulled herself out of bed to look down.

Ruth’s gaze immediately settled on Jackson, who was laughing with several men as they hammered and sawed what looked to be framing for a new building. She watched a small tow-headed boy dart into the path of two men carrying several heavy beams.

Jackson quickly snatched the unwary boy out of harm’s way, before he tripped up the laboring men. Kneeling down to the little one’s level, Jackson started speaking.

Ruth cracked the window open so she could hear. She listened to Jackson deliver a stern lecture on watching the road ahead when running, before ruffling the boy’s mop of hair in obvious affection and sending him on his way.

As if he could sense her watching him, Jackson looked up and locked eyes with Ruth. She was looking down from his room, and he liked the thought of her there – more than he would have imagined.

She realized she was still in nightclothes, standing in an open window with Jackson’s unapologetic gaze taking in her flimsy borrowed nightshirt. She quickly stepped back, and shut the window for good measure, which did nothing to block out his laughter or appreciative gaze.

Ruth suddenly realized that her hand was resting against real glass – not a common sight out West, she’d been told by Montgomery during her stay at his trading post. She didn’t linger on the oddity, as her bare feet were quickly becoming chilled against the wood floors. She hopped over to the rag rug lying next to the bed, and wondered if she could bear the thought of donning one of her now quite-filthy dresses. She hadn’t had anywhere to wash clothing in several days, unless she counted their last river crossing.

A brisk knock on the door turned out to be her savior. It was Sue, bearing a clean wool dress in one hand, and a most welcome cup of coffee in the other. “I thought you might be awake, with the hammering of the men. They are building more grain storage for me. We got a late start this year, but I’m hoping if I bribe them with enough homemade pies, they’ll finish before the snow sets in and I risk losing some of my crop.”

Ruth remembered Jackson’s story about Sue’s new enterprise, and was filled with so many questions, she didn’t quite know where to start. “Jackson mentioned you had been growing a new kind of grass to sell as feed.”

“Yes,” Sue replied, eyes lighting up.

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